Improved cab-coupling



2 Sheets-Sheet 2. P. H. SCHUYLER.

Car Coupling.

Patented Aug. 27. 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, P. H. SCHUYLER, of Lyme, in the county of Huron, andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements inRailroad Gar-Oouplings; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull and complete description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a side view.

Figure 2 is a top view.

Figure 3 is a transverse section.

Figure 4 is an end view.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the views.

In the drawings, A represents the bumper, and B the end of the platform.0 is a lever, secured on the end of the shaft, indicated by the dottedlines D, fig. 2, which shaft passes through the bumper, and round theother end is coiled the spring'a. This lever is providedwith the notchc, the use of which will be described hereafter. Pivoted tothe back ofthe flaring mouth is the dog E, fig. 1, which catches into the notch 12of the lever. F is the link, by means of which the cars are coupled,which passes into the bumper, and is held by means of the arm I,cxtcnding down from the shaft D, shown in fig. o. When the cars arecoupled the lever and dog are in the position indicated in fig. 1, andare uncoupled in the following manner: Attached to the lowcr end of thelever are two cords or chains, d d, which separate, and, passing throughthe loops secured to the end of the platform, pass, one to one and theother to the opposite side, so that the cars can be coupled or uncoupledfrom either side without getting between them. A 'cord,f, also passingfrom the dog E to the top of the platform, as represented. If the carsareto be uncoupled, by pulling the rope (I or d, the lever will heraised or drawn up, and the upper cndbeing curved, as shown, will passthe dog, until it catches in the notch of said lever, and thus hold itin the position indicated by the dotted lines in fig. 1. By turning orraising the lover up in this way, the arm I, which is connected to theshaft of said lever, will also he turned up, as indicated bythe dottedlines in fig. 3, in this way releasing the link and allowing it to bedrawn out, which uncouples the cars. When the cars are to be coupled,all that is required is to move the link, so that the end will rest orcatch under the shoulder a, figs. 1 and 3. In this way the link is heldand guided straight into the bumper of the car with which it is to becoupled. Then, when the link is passed into the flaring mouth, if thelever and dog are in the position indicated by the dotted lines in1,.a-ll that is necessary is to pull the rope or chain j, which willraise the-dog from the notch of the lever, which lever and arm I willthen be thrown down by the spring on the end of the shaft D, thussecuring the link, as shown in fig. 3, the end of the arm restingagainst the shoulder I. If, when the cars are to be coupled, the leverand dog are in the position shown in fig. 1, with the arm I in positionas in fig. 3, the link, by the force of the cars coming together, willraise the arm and pass in, which arm, as soon as the link has passed it,will, by means of the spring a above referred to,.be thrown down insideof the link, thus making the cars self-coupling. And when coupled inthis way, all that is necessary to uncouple them, is to pull the rope orchain dor cl, thus releasing the link, as above described. In the usualcouplings the links are liable to drop down, as represented by thedotted line, fig. 3, and also to turn sidewise, but by means of theshoulder 0 they are guided straight, and save all trouble and accidentfrom passing between the cars to hold them while passing into thebumper. This invention may be used in connection with said coupling. 1

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to'secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The lever 0, dog E, spring a, and shaft D, arranged and. operating asand for the purpose set forth.

'2. The arm I, shaft 1), spring a, in combination with the link F, asand for the purpose set forth.

P. H. SGHUYLER.

Witnesses:

W. H. 'Bunnmcn, J. HOLMES.

